Glaser, Milton

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Name (Hebrew)
גלייזר, מילטון
Name (Latin)
Glaser, Milton
Date of birth
1929-06-26
Date of death
2020-06-26
Place of birth
United States
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Graphic arts
Occupation
Art teachers
Artists
Graphic artists
Printmakers
Illustrators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 95751921
Wikidata: Q1351481
Library of congress: n 50029883
Sources of Information
  • Colorsnotebook. Faces, 2008:t.p. (Milton Glaser) p. 11 (Mr. Glaser; in the field of graphic design)
  • His If apples had teeth, 1960.
  • Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1929)
  • Two man poster show, 1997:cover (Milton Glaser) p. 4 (American designer; b. New York City, June 26, 1929)
  • Washington post WWW site, viewed June 29, 2020(in obituary dated June 27, 2020: Milton Glaser, whose creation of the I [heart] NY logo, as well as hundreds of other projects, helped make him one of the most influential graphic designers of his generation, died in Manhattan on June 26, his 91st birthday. Milton Glaser was born June 26, 1929. From 1954 to 1974, Mr. Glaser ran Push Pin Studios. In 1983, he and Walter Bernard opened a publication design firm called WBMG. Mr. Glaser mentored several generations of students, first at Cooper Union and then at the School of Visual Arts, an art and design college in Manhattan)
  • LCN: note: b. 1929 ( (Record enhanced with data from: The IMAGINE Thesaurus - The Israel Museum Jerusalem Thesaurus - Artist names authority file) )
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Wikipedia description:

Milton Glaser (June 26, 1929 – June 26, 2020) was an American graphic designer whose most recognized works include the I ❤ NY logo, the 1966 Bob Dylan poster, as well as late 1960s publicity posters for the introduction of the Olivetti Valentine typewriter, and logos for DC Comics, Stony Brook University, Brooklyn Brewery In 1954, he co-founded Push Pin Studios, co-founded New York magazine with Clay Felker, and established Milton Glaser, Inc. In 1969, he produced and designed "Short Subject", commonly known as "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam", a short 16mm anti-war film directed by Whitney Lee Savage (father of Adam Savage). His artwork has been featured in exhibits, and placed in permanent collections in many museums worldwide. During his long career he designed many posters, publications and architectural designs. He received many awards for his work, including the National Medal of the Arts award from President Barack Obama in 2009, the first time a graphic designer received this award.

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